Quotes by Vietnam Vietnam was really an idealistic thing to stop the spread of communism, which, incidentally, it did. It was a pretty costly way to do it, but it achieved its goal. Tom Wolfe vietnam goal way Although I wasnt able to get a visa for Vietnam, I was able to talk with swift boat veterans to get a feel for the time and place, and I visited a tropical prison in the Philippines to get a sense of what a Vietnamese prison might have been like. Tony Hillerman vietnam house might You think Vietnam was bad? Vietnam is nothing next to Kosovo. Tony Snow vietnam next thinking I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn't have in Vietnam. Tracy Kidder vietnam combat novel I am afraid if the present trend in Vietnam continues that direct confrontation, first of all between Washington and Peking, is inevitable. U Thant vietnam trends firsts I want to make sure that the Coast Guard people in Vietnam know that I am hearing about them often and that I am pleased with what I hear. Wallace M. Greene vietnam military people It seems now more certain than ever that the bloody experience of Vietnam is to end in a stalemate. Walter Cronkite stalemate vietnam ends We have forgotten that Vietnam, and Iraq resent being invaded and know the ground better than we do. Wendell Berry vietnam iraq forgotten We learned some bad things, and the Vietnam War led to some bad conclusions. We're not the greatest generation, that's for sure. Whit Stillman vietnam generations war I remember serving in Vietnam in that war, and many of us at the major Lieutenant Colonel, colonel level were frustrated that no one in the U.S. wanted to debate it that way. William Eldridge Odom vietnam frustrated war They told me if I voted for Goldwater, he would get us into a war in Vietnam. Well, I voted for Goldwater and that's what happened. William F. Buckley, Jr. vietnam liberty war Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there. William Westmoreland vietnam engagement military As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it. William Westmoreland vietnam public-opinion senior When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail William Westmoreland vietnam care mail The politicians in Washington just had no idea about the complexity of the situation in South Vietnam. William Westmoreland vietnam politician ideas By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for South Vietnam to survive. How in the heck could they? William Westmoreland vietnam summer impossible I get very sad when I think about Vietnam where there seems to be no choice but violence. This violence goes on for centuries perpetuating itself. Yoko Ono vietnam choices thinking In the '60s we fought for peace, when the Vietnam war was on. We were against the cops and against the politicians, and there was a lot of waving banners and all that. And I think in a way, just as they were enjoying that machoism of war, we were enjoying the machismo of being anti-war, you know? Yoko Ono vietnam war thinking In April 1975 I was born and the Vietnam War ended. I could not let any American die in war before seeing an episode of Scrubs. Zach Braff april vietnam war If John McCain were really a war hero he would've won Vietnam. Zach Braff vietnam hero war «23456789101112»